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Recent Examples of messmate
But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.
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BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.
—Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.
—Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmate
Noun
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In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Svoboda was told the engineers were crucial in keeping the ship from capsizing by counter-flooding the engine room, essentially sacrificing themselves to save as many shipmates and ships around them as possible.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The startling trends of men across a range of metrics serves as the cultural context into which Adolescence lets off a gendered bomb: a young boy angrily murders a female classmate who has questioned his masculinity.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That concert, just like one in 1999 and this event, was a fundraiser for the Maywood Fine Arts Association, headed by Lois Baumann, a classmate of Prine’s.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His childhood animal playmates return to remind him about what matters in life, basically harassing him into becoming a better person.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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At one point, a White House police officer captured a wild male raccoon and offered him as a playmate: the male, named Rueben, ran away, and Rebecca lived on in stately solitude.—
Katherine Rundell,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Her Japanese teammate, Mone Chiba, was third with 215.24 points while Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn gave the Americans three of the top five.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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But if the Nets aren't interested in signing Randle, where would that huge contract come from? Randle's teammate, Naz Reid, figures to decline his $15.0 million player option and re-sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves, which could further complicate Randle's decision matrix.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ramirez and his colleagues say that’s unusual, because typically once a building had been ritually killed and abandoned, something new would be built atop the remains.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although so highly esteemed, the notoriously taciturn director would often frustrate his colleagues by his reticence to explain his directorial intentions.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Later down the line, after being summoned to resolve a conflict that was a front for the Emperor’s treachery, Khazan was deemed a traitor to the empire, and he and his comrades — like Ozma — were executed or exiled for aiding a traitor.—
Scott McRae,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While a complete picture of that morning has yet to form, the surviving roommates’ accounts and documentation shed light on what the housemates endured in a case shrouded with mystery and speculation.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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In her place, the armband has been worn by Boswell’s housemate, Robertson, who captained them to successive victories away at AFC Wimbledon and Gwalia United.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Isak celebrates his goal against Liverpool (Stu Forster/Getty Images) His early success has already set him apart not just in Newcastle colours, but among his compatriots.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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In The Atlantic, Jonathan Chait forgives his ideological compatriots their Covid-era sins.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Messmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messmate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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